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Politics, Religion, Science, Culture and Humanities => Politics & Religion => Topic started by: ccp on February 17, 2016, 09:07:56 AM

Title: silicon valley and politics
Post by: ccp on February 17, 2016, 09:07:56 AM

This is an older article but is just as relevant today.  Why is it that silicon valley is overwhelmingly for the Democrat Party?  I would have thought that they would be for the party of "business" and less regulation:

http://www.cnet.com/news/where-have-silicon-valleys-republicans-gone/

Title: One example
Post by: ccp on February 17, 2016, 09:09:05 AM

http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/02/16/exclusive-twitter-shadowbanning-is-real-say-inside-sources/

Title: 3rd post on topic today
Post by: ccp on February 17, 2016, 09:33:23 AM

http://www.fastcompany.com/3053318/the-politics-of-silicon-valley

Title: 4th post
Post by: ccp on February 17, 2016, 09:40:27 AM

The theories about this get complicated:

https://philebersole.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/silicon-valleys-agenda-for-the-democrats/